Articles filed under Volunteering
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Elias Kent Kane DAR recognizes local high school seniors as Good CitizensFeb 27, 2024 10:17 pm - On Feb. 3, the Elias Kent Kane Chapter, NSDAR recognized six local high school students as winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award. The Daughters of the American Revoluti...
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Carol Stream Park District to honor Citizen of the Year nominees March 2Feb 26, 2024 10:24 pm - Nominees for Citizen of the Year are esteemed Carol Stream residents who have selflessly volunteered their time within one or more community groups over the past year or ...
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Good News Sunday: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 25, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about cops volunteering for Special Olympics, a teen with cancer gifted a trip to Cubs spring training, and a senior vow renewal ceremony on Valentine’s Day.
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Search is on for Lombard’s 2024 Woman, Man of the YearFeb 21, 2024 2:27 pm - The Lombard Service League and the Lombard Rotary Club are seeking nominations for Lombard’s Woman of the Year and Man of the Year. Once again, the Lombard Service Leag...
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Submit nominations for Schaumburg’s Volunteer of the Year awardsFeb 21, 2024 11:50 am - Paylocity co-CEO Steve Beauchamp will be the keynote speaker for the village of Schaumburg’s 36th Volunteer of the Year Awards Luncheon, set for Tuesday, April 23.
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Help an adult communicate in English with Literacy Volunteers Fox ValleyFeb 20, 2024 6:00 pm - The need for volunteer English language tutors is greater than ever before. To help meet the need, Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a free tutor training worksho...
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Mary Clark Ormond honored with Aurora Historical Society Lifetime Achievement AwardFeb 19, 2024 3:45 pm - Mary Clark Ormond continues to be a history-maker as the third recipient of the Aurora Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Having retired from the society’s ...
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Local state senators distribute over 9,000 valentines to local senior and assisted living communitiesFeb 16, 2024 10:42 pm - Springfield, Illinois— In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, state Senators Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) and Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) delivered over 9,000 homemade va...
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Feed the Need meal-packing event heads to Benedictine U. March 2-3Feb 14, 2024 11:40 pm - Feed the Need, a community-wide volunteer event benefiting Feed My Starving Children, will take over the Rice Center at Benedictine University in Lisle March 2-3.
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SEASPAR’s Believe & Achieve Banquet celebrates achievementsFeb 14, 2024 5:33 pm - The South East Association for Special Parks And Recreation celebrated achievements and recognized outstanding contributions during its annual Believe & Achieve Recognition Banquet on Jan. 18 at Carlisle Banquets in Lombard.